power tool
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈpaʊər tuːl/
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herramienta eléctrica
- The workshop was a large but almost fanatically tidy place, full of chain hoists, power tools, spare parts, and equipment awaiting repair.
- using power tools
- cordless power tools
- portable power tools
The first one is actually the very first power tool that I ever owned.
- The first one is actually the very first power tool that I ever owned.
- Let the kids use the stove and the power tools.
- I mean, a man with some power tools, the tools.
- Let me get some power tools.
- This might be a mistake, but I'm half tempted to take my power tool right here and just like, see, let's just, let's just see what happens.
Examples
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For a moment, she stands listening to the muffled roar of the power tool.
Fiction book (1996) -
And there's nothing more satisfying right now than than getting out the power tools and doing some work on some wood.
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It's time to bring in the heavy equipment, power tools!
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I work around power tools.
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The first one is actually the very first power tool that I ever owned.
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My favorite saying regarding power tools is that they let you make mistakes much more quickly.
Blog text (23) -
Someone is using a power tool in the basement.
Fiction book (1995) -
A ten-year-old is too young to use power tools.
Fiction book (1999) -
I went into his workshop and disconnected the power tools.
Fiction book (1995) -
Using power tools can make home renovation projects faster and easier.
How Powerful
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5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'a tool that works using electricity, batteries, or an engine' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'power' (energy/electrical supply) with 'tool' (a handheld implement), where 'power' functions attributively to mean 'powered by'. This is a regular, cross-linguistically common modifier + noun pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Power tool puts together power (electricity, batteries, or an engine) and tool (something you use to work). So it refers to a tool that is not used 'by hand' but 'uses power' to work faster.